Rebirth Counterattack with Space
Chapter 216 - 208 Fresh Experience

Chapter 216: Chapter 208 Fresh Experience

On Monday, as usual, Lu Yun arrived a few minutes early and walked into the classroom according to her schedule. She was about to randomly find a corner seat to sit down in, as she had often done, when she unexpectedly heard Feng Sijia and Wu Xiuyu’s cheerful greetings.

"Lu Yun, over here, over here."

"Lu Yun, come over here quickly."

Following the sound, Lu Yun looked over and saw the two of them sitting together at the wall-side spot in the sixth row of the classroom, having saved her a seat next to them with their textbooks.

She smiled faintly, walked over and sat down, then casually took out two baby palm-sized porcelain vases adorned with the design of a lady chasing butterflies and handed them to Feng Sijia, "Give one of these Runhou Pills to your mother when her throat feels uncomfortable. Tell her to let it dissolve on the tongue without biting, and it should keep her throat from aching for at least three to four days."

After a moment’s thought, Lu Yun added with more detail, "If she doesn’t like to keep it in her mouth, she can also dissolve a third of a pill in boiling water and drink it, which will sustain the effect for about a day. In case there are many people, dissolve a pill in a cup of water and each person only needs to take two to three sips."

Feng Sijia received them, picked up one vase and admired it for quite a while. The vase’s roundness showed through its elegance, the lady’s image lifelike, captivating at first glance.

Wu Xiuyu also picked up the vase in front of Feng Sijia on the table and inspected it closely, "Wow, Lu Yun, how come your pill bottles are all so pretty?"

She looked and looked, and finally couldn’t resist any longer, fixing Lu Yun with a hopeful gaze and thickening her skin, "Lu Yun, can I have an empty bottle for my collection instead of the pills inside?"

The more she looked at the bottle that day, the more she felt it was made of jade, so she felt too embarrassed to ask for the empty bottle. Now, seeing this exquisitely crafted porcelain vase, she just couldn’t help herself.

No way could she resist such delicate little things.

Seeing her apparently unable to part with it, Lu Yun held back her laughter and took out another bottle for her, "I don’t have empty bottles, only ones filled with pills, do you want one?"

"Of course I do, haha, I really love you so much." Wu Xiuyu cheered and leaned in, puckering up unexpectedly and aiming for a big kiss on Lu Yun’s cheek.

Lu Yun was slightly taken aback, but quickly dodged. Wu Xiuyu missed and nearly fell to the floor. Luckily, Lu Yun was quick to catch her in time.

"Wuwu, Lu Yun, you’re so heartless, treating a great beauty like me this way," Wu Xiuyu complained, looking at Lu Yun and covering her face with her hands, pretending to cry.

"..."

Lu Yun was dumbfounded and, for the moment, found herself at a loss for words.

"Ahem--"

Feng Sijia, not quite able to contain her amusement, laughed. In doing so, she accidentally choked on her laughter.

"Deserved," Wu Xiuyu glared at Feng Sijia while extending a "kind" hand to pat her back and help her catch her breath.

Feng Sijia, coughing, twisted her body to avoid Wu Xiuyu’s hands, "Stop patting me, Lu Yun, quickly pull her away from me. Her strike is fierce; she’s taking this chance to get revenge."

"Ungrateful," Wu Xiuyu spat at Feng Sijia and withdrew her hand without waiting for Lu Yun to react.

The commotion here drew the sideways glances of many classmates, but as the time for class to start was nearly upon them, no one came over. Both Feng Sijia and Wu Xiuyu quickly settled down.

Lu Yun suddenly felt much closer to the two people in front of her, laughing as they played around. This experience of joking around with classmates of the same sex was very novel to her, having been a loner without friends for two lifetimes.

As class time approached, more and more people began to enter the classroom. Feng Sijia hesitated for a moment, carefully looking at Lu Yun.

She had only sipped some water that had dissolved Runhou Pills on Saturday, and until today, she still felt that her throat was very comfortable, and she could taste a faint, sweet floral scent long after the water had gone down her throat.

She could foresee that her mother would definitely love it after trying it.

Lu Yun had also said that this kind of pill was not yet sold outside, and before that, she could only get them from Lu Yun. Although Lu Yun would not be short of this money, how could she keep taking things from her classmate for free over the long term? Yet, she was even more reluctant to give up the Runhou Pills, which she knew were very helpful for her mother.

Thinking of her mother, who disliked the taste of fat sea but had to use it every day, and who had even lost her voice after coming home from overusing her throat before, Feng Sijia couldn’t help but clutch the porcelain bottle in her hand, looking at Lu Yun with nervous and hopeful eyes, and whispered, "Thank you, Lu Yun, but I should still give you the money. Otherwise, how can I have the face to ask you for more in the future?"

"The Runhou Pill was just developed not long ago and hasn’t been priced yet; I don’t know how much to sell it for," Lu Yun said, seeing Feng Sijia looking worried, she couldn’t help but soften her heart, but still shook her head.

She saw the disappointment on Feng Sijia’s face and couldn’t help but laugh, "However, new medicines generally need people to try them for a while to help verify their effects. If your mother is willing, I can help her apply for a spot. All she has to do is submit a trial report according to the regulations."

"Really?" Feng Sijia’s face suddenly brightened, "Thank you, Lu Yun." She looked at Lu Yun gratefully, knowing in her heart that this so-called trial was just an excuse to put her at ease.

"We’re classmates; there’s no need to thank me for such a small matter," Lu Yun said, seeing the genuine gratitude in Feng Sijia’s eyes, which made her own smile much more sincere.

"I still want to thank you. You’ve helped me with such a big favor. When I go home for winter break, I’ll bring you..." Feng Sijia started, then suddenly remembered Lu Yun was also from Haicheng, and paused before switching to, "the soy sauce pork my mom makes."

She stuck out her tongue playfully, "My mom’s soy sauce pork is really delicious."

"I want some too, don’t forget to let me try it," Wu Xiuyu joined in when she heard, "Though my mom doesn’t have any special cooking skills, I’ll bring you guys our local cured duck from my hometown."

"Deal. That’s settled," Feng Sijia agreed happily.

"Thursday is National Day, and this year’s three-day holiday followed by Sunday means we can have four days off in a row. Lu Yun, Sijia, how do you guys plan to spend these four days? If you have no plans, why don’t we go on a trip together?"

Wu Xiuyu proposed enthusiastically, knowing the holiday was too short to go home, and besides, they had just come to school from home for the summer break and weren’t yet at the point of missing home too much.

"I’m afraid I won’t be free."

Lu Yun looked apologetically at the two and shook her head, declining. The four days of continuous rest would be the perfect time for her to close her door and try her hand at concocting a new elixir. Even if the failure rate was over ninety-nine percent, she found that hands-on practice, even when failing, gave her a different kind of insight than mere theoretical planning.

"What about you, Sijia?" Although Wu Xiuyu was slightly disappointed, she wasn’t unhappy and turned to ask Feng Sijia.

"I also want to go somewhere fun, but I don’t have much money, so I can’t do anything too extravagant," Feng Sijia nodded.

"No problem, I’m in the same boat. Let’s first figure out how much money we can spare, then decide where we can afford to go and have fun..." Wu Xiuyu got excited, pulling Feng Sijia aside to discuss, just as class was about to begin.

After the class, Lu Yun, as usual, immersed her mind in the space to continue studying the third Body Strengthening Elixir formula in the Pharmacopoeia. Meanwhile, Wu Xiuyu and Feng Sijia were also busy exchanging notes through whispers.